How to keep your science info sharp while raising a kid.....

Create a song!

So, I had this assistant teacher in 7th grade science (shout out to USC middle school IB people!) I don't remember his name...maybe Mr. Wyncoup?) He taught us this song about DNA to help us during a science test. I have remembered it since that day and have used it during everything from chemistry tests to science lessons for my own middle schoolers:

(Sing to "Row, row, row, your boat")

We love DNA made of nucleotides

Sugar, phosphate, and a base bonded down the side

Adenine and thymine make a lovely pair

Cytosine without guanine would be very bare

Ok, totally dorky, but come on..with an affinity for music this is.....awesome!

So, in that vein, here is my stab at a less catchy tune for the heck of it while I was feeding Maddy today. No, not trying to indoctrinate her. But, honestly, there is only so much "Ah ah apple" and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" I can take! So before she has a say, time to sing some things to test myself too haha....then maybe if she ever decides she would like to study science, this stuff will be helpful. Or not...who knows ;)

Anyway..here it goes:

(Sing to bluesy tune like..."Pittsburgh's Goin' to the Super Bowl"(YES!) just realized the tune...just go up and down that scale...and oh yeah, we are going to the SB by the way ;P)

Yummy yummy yogurt oh it tastes so good

Good bacteria and milk make this excellent food

Receptors on our tongue work with electrical power

Sending signals to the brain to tell us yogurt is sour

Haha, this is fun! Now to go play with my daughter =)